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Oar Coupling. NO. 239,916. Patented April 12,1881

PTT IN Y- N. PETERS, PHOT0 LITHOGRAPNBL WASWNGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

SUMPTER AUTEY AND STANTON D. AUTEY, JE., OF NEW ORLEANS, LA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,916, dated April 12, 1881. Application filed May 21, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SUMPTER TURNER AUTEY and STANTON Darn AUTEY, J r., residents of the city of New Orleans, parish of Orleans, and State of Louisiana, have in vented a certain new and useful Improvementin Gar Couplings; and we do hereby dtilarethe following to be a full, clear, and correct description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification.

This invention is arranged so as to'be operated from the top, thus avoiding the necessity of a person going between the cars for the said purpose.

The nature of our invention will be readily understood by referring to the accompanying drawing, which is a vertical longitudinal section of the two parts of a coupling as when connected to the ends of cars and furnished with ameans for operating the pin from the top of a car. a 1

A A are the oar-frames, to the under side and at each end of which are secured parallel strips 1) b. These serve as guides for the coup? ling-stems O G, eachof which has a back and -forth movement of about four inches, said movement being controlled bya spring, (I, one end of which is secured to a tie, 0, near the rear ends of the guides, andThe other to the inner ends of their respective couplingstems. These ends are somewhat reduced in diameter and operate in cross-bars], their outward movements being limited by reason of their check-blocks 9 being brought in contact with'the bars f.

A standard, G, is secured to the forward end of a coupling-stem, O. In the upper portion of this stand and is centrally pivoted a lever, H, the outer end of which is connected, by means of a link, h, with the coupling-pin, as shown at i, and its inner end by means of a rod, I, with the operating-lever K, for operation from the top of a car. The rod I is passed through eyes formed in the outer ends of a couple of guides, L L, these fitted 1n tuhesl I that are inserted in a vertical line near the center and top of a car, as shown in the drawing. The inner ends of the guides L L are furnished with collars m m and with springs a a, in order to permit of a limited endwise movement in their respective tubes.

In order that the aforesaid collars and springs may not be interfered with, caps or cleats O 0 are secured over the same.

The upper end of the rod pivoted to the outer end of the operating lever K, the latter jonrnaled in the upper part of a stand, P, and having its handle to project through a slotted bar, R, in which it operates, and is held in either its upper or lower position by means of a pin, 1". A brace, S, extends from the upper portion of the stand P, at an angle of about forty-five degrees, downwardly through the slotted bar It to the top of the car, where its foot is secured, as at t. This brace also serves as a means for securely holding the slotted bar in proper position.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with the vertical rod I, attached to the coupling-pin, the guide-rods L L, formed with loops at their outer ends, and at their innerends with collars m m and springs a a, as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names.

SUMPTER TURNER AUTEY. STANTON DAYE AUTEY, JR.

In presence of- S. 1). AUTEY, P. J. FINNEY. 

